Family Mediation
in Ontario

The Money Smart ONLINE Divorce Solution

...Without Going to Court.

Family Mediation with a Financial Focus

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Step By Step Process

A clear 10-step process that walks you from start to finish. Mediation, legal wisdom, financial smarts, and your Separation Agreement all in one place.

Innovative Technology

End-to-end online services. The latest legal-tech advances! Maximize your schedule, minimize conflict, utilize more professionals and access smart resources!

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Generate a 6-page FREE Separation Analysis Report. Understand your personal situation better and start planning your next steps today.

“For most, divorce is less about legalities and more about finances, tax implications and making smart money decisions. This is why thousands have trusted The Common Sense Divorce."
Gail Vaz-Oxlade Divorce and Finances
Gail Vaz-Oxlade
Money Expert, Best Selling Financial Author,
Host of TV's Till Debt Do Us Part
“For most, divorce is less about legalities and more about finances, taxes and making smart money decisions.

This is why thousands have trusted The Common Sense Divorce."
Gail Vaz-Oxlade Divorce and Finances
Gail Vaz-Oxlade
Money Expert, Best Selling Financial Author,
Host of TV's Till Debt Do Us Part
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The Unofficial Rules of Divorce:

  1. Divorce gets prickly, even for the most amicable of situations
  2. The drama is often less about the legalities and more often about the money
  3. People make expensive mistakes because they don’t make a plan
  4. Before you do anything, understand your rights, obligations & complexities

The Common Sense Divorce
Virtual Solutions
Available Across Ontario

The Common Sense Divorce specializes in online Family Law Solutions.

How Mediation is Better Than Litigation Lawyers

Stay out of Family Court

A CLEAR - Defined Process

Every family situation is unique. The importance of a clear plan and a defined Process is crucial to minimizing emotional drama, keeping your separation cost-effective and staying out of court.

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Child Focused

Parenting Plans

Parenting Plans

A great child-focused Co-Parenting Plan is your kid’s best shot at a successful resolution to all that is happening around them.

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Why You Want to Consider Family Mediation BEFORE You Take On A Litigation Lawyer

Stay out of Family Court

A 10-Step Process that addresses your LEGAL, FINANCIAL and EMOTIONAL Needs.

Every family situation is unique. The importance of a clear Plan and a defined Process is crucial to minimizing emotional drama, keeping your separation cost-effective and staying out of court.

The Common Sense Divorce includes the mediators, lawyers and financial professionals needed to create a money-smart, financially savvy Separation Agreement that is not only legal, but also binding and enforceable.

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Child Focused

Parenting Plans

Parenting Plans

A great child-focused Co-Parenting Plan is your kid’s best shot at a successful resolution to all that is happening around them.

WE CARE ABOUT KIDS!

We c anhelp you and your spouse preserve your children’s ability to feel stable, secure and loved by you both.
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The Matrimonial Home

Buying, Selling and Mortgages

The Matrimonial Home

It doesn't matter whose name is on the title or whether it was owned before you married. If this is the home that you and your spouse lived in, it IS the matrimonial home.

The Common Sense Divorce brings an entire team of Realtors, Mortgage Brokers & Real Estate Lawyers to help you plan the next steps.
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Money Smart
Tax Smart

Financially Savvy
Division of Assets

Smart Money Decisions

It's hard to think about taxes and money implications when emotions are running high. But not all assets are created equal.

It's not just about dividing everything down the middle. Divorce is about money.

We understand money and our 10-step process includes specially trained financial professionals who will help you through the implications of divorce, money and taxes.

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Spousal Support

Options, Choices & Solutions

Spousal Support

No one wants to talk about Spousal Support. We all understand that no one likes to pay it either.

However, Spousal Support is a reality and is part of most divorces in Ontario.

When you look at divorce from a financial perspective, there are many ways to create support solutions that are easier to live with.
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Financial Planning

Planning For
Your New Life

Financial Planning

It's not unusual for one spouse to manages the money, which can leave the other spouse in the dark.

Divorce changes everything. It's now up to you and YOU alone to plan for your own financial future.

If you have lived without a financial plan, The Common Sense Divorce can help you turn this time of transition into an opportunity to recreate your financial self.
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Money Smart
Tax Smart

Financially Savvy
Division of Assets

Smart Money Decisions

It's hard to think about taxes and money implications when emotions are running high. But not all assets are created equal.

Read More

The Matrimonial Home

Buying, Selling and Mortgages

The Matrimonial Home

It doesn't matter whose name is on the title or whether it was owned before you married. If this is the home that you and your spouse lived in, it IS the matrimonial home.
Read More

Spousal Support

Options, Choices & Solutions

Spousal Support

No one wants to talk about Spousal Support. We understand that no one likes to pay it either.

Read More

Financial Planning

Planning For
Your New Life

Financial Planning

Divorce changes everything. It's now up to you and YOU alone to plan for your own financial future.

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Available Across Ontario Virtual Solutions

The Common Sense Divorce specializes in online
Family Law Solutions.

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What It Means When Your Spouse Suggests Mediation

  1. Mediation is typically cheaper than lawyers or the courts
  2. Mediation tends to be the faster divorce process
  3. The courts will require you to consider mediation first
  4. Mediation has an excellent success rate
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What It Means When Your Spouse Suggests Mediation

  1. Mediation is typically cheaper than lawyers or the courts
  2. Mediation tends to be the faster divorce process
  3. The courts will require you to consider mediation first
  4. Mediation has an excellent success rate

Free Services to Help Right Now

Ontario Separation Plan

A personalized report that addresses your situation. Understand what’s involved BEFORE you start any legal processes.

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Not everyone is ready to talk. Call The Common Sense Divorce right now and hear a confidentially recorded 2-minute message about our services.

Telephone Consultation

Book a free telephone assessment and consultation. Learn about the divorce process in Ontario and how Common Sense Divorce can help.

Online Mediation for Family Law

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
ONLINE MEDIATION?

Do you want to understand how Online Mediation can work for you?  Book a free JOINT TELEPHONE CONSULT for you and your Spouse.  We will gladly explain the entire process and its benefits.

Online Mediation for Family Law

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
ONLINE MEDIATION?

Do you want to understand how Online Mediation can work for you?  Book a free JOINT TELEPHONE CONSULT for you and your Spouse.  We will gladly explain the entire process and its benefits.

The Common Sense Divorce Advantage

Resources and Tools

Generate a FREE Separation Analysis Report and better understand your personal situation.

Expertise

Mediation, Collaborative
Legal Services, Financial/Tax Planning, Children’s
Counselling.

Choices & Options

More choices, more legal options and more solutions. A clear 10 Step process that leads you from start to finish.

Family Mediation - Divorce in Ontario

with a financial focus

For more than 20 years you have witnessed Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s trademark straight-up money wisdom. Both on Radio and Television and most notably as host of TVs Till Debt Do Us Part, Princess and Money Moron.

Gail is a multiple time, best-selling financial author, and one of the top Canadian authors of the past decade. Gail brings her financial wisdom to family mediation in Ontario.

Gail Vaz-Oxlade is Canada’s no-nonsense money expert.
Divorce in Ontario

Gail Vaz-Oxlade's
Financial Wisdom

Family Mediation with a financial focus

For more than 20 years you have witnessed Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s trademark straight-up money wisdom. Both on Radio and Television and most notably as host of TVs Till Debt Do Us Part, Princess and Money Moron.

Divorce in Ontario
Gail Vaz-Oxlade is Canada’s no-nonsense money expert.
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How to Avoid A Messy Divorce

  1. Seriously consider mediation before lawyer litigation
  2. If at all possible, stay out of the Family Courts
  3. Gather and organize your financial documents
  4. Do your homework, understand how divorce works in Ontario
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How to Avoid A Messy Divorce

  1. Seriously consider mediation before lawyer litigation
  2. If at all possible, stay out of the Family Courts
  3. Gather and organize your financial documents
  4. Do your homework, understand how divorce works in Ontario